An Economist-Engineer-Physicist Joke
An economist, an engineer, and a physicist are marooned on a deserted island. One day they find a can of food washed up on the …
On the Radio
Right now I’m enjoying listening to The Kingdom of Swing station on Live365.com. The station plays swing, big band and jazz from the 1930s, 1940s, …
A Mathematician-Physicist-Engineer Joke
A mathematician, an engineer, and a physicist are out hunting together. They spy a deer in the woods. The physicist calculates the velocity of the …
Corroborating Bertonneau
In “Life as a Trained Monkey” by Karen De Coster, posted on Takimag.com on January 22, 2009, Mrs. De Coster says: The answer to why …
A Semi-Hunter-Gatherer Breakfast
Hunter-Gatherers didn’t have cheese or sausage, but it’s good stuff. The picture was taken with my cell phone, so the color is a bit washed …
Shakespeare’s Influence on Modern Language
At Shakespeare-online, Lee Jamieson says in “Shakespeare’s Influence:” Yes, Shakespeare invented over 1700 of our common words. Please see my About, Inc. site for a …
A Physicist-Mathematician Joke
A physicist and a mathematician setting in a faculty lounge. Suddenly, the coffee machine catches on fire. The physicist grabs a bucket and leaps towards …
When the Earth Was in This Part of Its Orbit, 2
On and around this date in history: January 22nd births: 1875 D[avid] W Griffith movie producer/director (Birth of a Nation) 1893 Conrad Veidt Potsdam …
Reading: The State of the Art 2
In “What, Me Read? Part II” (January 22, 2009) by Thomas Bertonneau in the Pope Center‘s online Clarion Call, Mr. Bertonneau continues to draw some …
Iconoclast
An iconoclast is “a breaker or destroyer of images, esp. those set up for religious veneration;” or “a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, …